tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post3333438048233591321..comments2015-03-03T12:06:49.071-08:00Comments on A Family Tapestry: Into a Season of GivingJacqi Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-67533232079102376922012-11-28T15:24:45.135-08:002012-11-28T15:24:45.135-08:00I wholeheartedly agree with you, Iggy, and I&#39;m...I wholeheartedly agree with you, Iggy, and I&#39;m coming to find out that we are in good company--<i>lots</i> of company!Jacqi Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-71394310560377922772012-11-28T06:37:49.644-08:002012-11-28T06:37:49.644-08:00I find the &quot;earlier and earlier&quot; creep o...I find the &quot;earlier and earlier&quot; creep of shopping for Xmas, and the elections to be distressing - its as if our instant gratification society simply has no backbone (and patience).Intense Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-17371510290344341162012-11-24T23:24:16.685-08:002012-11-24T23:24:16.685-08:00And you have just added another great idea to the ...And you have just added another great idea to the list! I totally agree with your sentiment about buying from small businesses throughout the year. I value small businesses not only for what they offer us today, but also for the heritage that small business, itself, represents.<br /><br />It <i>is</i> hard to go against tradition--and right now, this huge gift-giving frenzy seems to be the mode. But Christmases even a century ago weren&#39;t so. Anyone who has read the <i>Little House on the Prairie</i> series can remember the winter that Pa got lost in the blizzard just before Christmas. Of course, the story pointed out that the best gift the family could receive that Christmas was the safe return of their father. But I couldn&#39;t help but notice the small tokens that the children were satisfied with receiving as their Christmas gifts. Children receiving that today would consider themselves cheated and mistreated!Jacqi Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-78214739937745492372012-11-24T19:43:04.282-08:002012-11-24T19:43:04.282-08:00You have some great ideas! Another friend of mine...You have some great ideas! Another friend of mine just mentioned Heifer International today, too. I was just explaining to my mom that she really didn&#39;t need to buy us presents this year. We can pretty much buy anything we want for ourselves. Christmas is mostly for the kids at this point. I refuse to shop on Black Friday and although I would love to patronize small businesses on Shop Small Saturday, I&#39;m not going to buy stuff just for the sake of buying stuff. I would prefer to buy what I need from small businesses throughout the year.genealogyladyhttp://genealogylady.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-78086148176824055002012-11-24T10:30:45.408-08:002012-11-24T10:30:45.408-08:00I&#39;ve really been seeing the urgency of preserv...I&#39;ve really been seeing the urgency of preserving this local history lately, Far Side. I know you are deeply involved in that process...but you only represent one community. Multiply that thousands of times over, just to cover this country!<br /><br />We are a product of our past, but we are losing the ability to realize just what it is that made us the way we are. Those are important lessons we need to keep sharing. Everyone doing their part can make the difference.<br /><br />I&#39;m so glad you are encouraging your community to become part of that process by considering volunteer service as well as donations!Jacqi Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-74966508462021183182012-11-24T05:51:52.210-08:002012-11-24T05:51:52.210-08:00Good Morning, I love the thought of giving geese ...Good Morning, I love the thought of giving geese and sheep etc to people whose lives would be changed forever by that gift! I am not sure the Grands would &quot;get it&quot; but I would like to see the look on their faces if I chose that route! <br />Thanks for the mention of the Museum..all local museums and historical societies can use donations of dollars and volunteer hours. What better &quot;giving&quot; gift than to preserve local history for future generations! :) Far Side of Fiftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.com